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Government at the Barrel of a Gun: The Kentucky Retirement System
The Kentucky Retirement System escalated from corruption at the fund level to disregard of the law at the executive level.
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Brexit Would Hit the UK Economy Much Harder Than Its Promoters Expect
On June 23, British voters will accept or reject a proposal that Britain leave the European Union.
International Agribusiness Targets Farmland in Brazil
Land speculation stimulates the expansion of plantations across Brazil, increasing land conflicts and displacement of Indigenous communities.
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Constructive Responses to ISIS
The conclusion about how to deal with ISIS would perhaps begin to shift if we asked a few pointed questions.
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The Age Divide in the Primaries: Voting for Values Over Fear
People underestimated the cultural gap between generations that influenced the outcome of the recent primaries.
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Why Go to Russia?
Sharon Tennison has worked to develop citizens' capacities to avert international crises, focusing on the US and Russia.
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Puerto Rico Needs a Paradigm Shift
Puerto Rico needs more than dysfunctional “late hour” solutions from Washington, and “Hail Mary” editorials.
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We Need to Throw Out the Second Amendment
The Second Amendment is an anachronism that's no longer relevant in an era in which the US has a standing army but remains a democracy.
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William Rivers Pitt | Bernie Sanders and the Hall of Heroes
Sanders will march into the Democratic National Convention hall triumphant even in defeat, full in the knowledge that he left this joint a little better than he found it.
How NRA Dark Money Impedes Gun Control Reform
It really shouldn't come as any surprise that our lawmakers won't pass popular gun control legislation.